Shoe support and form



Jan. 19 1926. 1,570,295

E. L.. CAVANNA SHOE SUPPORT AND FORM Filed 001'.. 9. 1924 Patented Jan. 19, 192e.

UNITED STATES EUGENEL. CAVANNA, Ol' CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

suon SUPPORT AND roma.

Application n led October 9, 1924. Serial No. 742,531. .tu v

4To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EUGENE L.` CAVANNA,

'a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cool; and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoe Supports and,

Forms, of which the following is a specication.

This invention relates to improvements 1n shoe supports and forms, and has for, its object to provide a device whereby one shoe lor a pair thereof may be firmly supported in position in such wise that the shoe will also be held in its normal shape and with the upper facing out to present a more pleasing appearance.

This and other objects will be more fully set forth and described in the following specificationv and shown in the accompanyin drawing, in which- J Ifig. 1 is a side elevation showin an embodiment of my invention, a lady s slipper being illustrated in dotted lines as supportextended, oll'set and .coiled as lndicated at 10, this giving additional spring or resilience for the toe portions. Downwardly from the coiled portions 1()d extend the supporting portions 10, which are angularly bent and secured beneath the clamp 12 to a transverse bar 13, which is provided with the inturned edge or iiange 13 engageable by the outer heel of a supported shoe. This bar 13 may be secured in any suitable manner to a wall, door, board or the like.

Projecting rearwardly from and secured to each of the toe forms 10b is a stri of spring metal 15 having the angularly ent heel engaging portion 15* and the coiled linger engaging portion 15b,

In use of my device the shoe 0r slipper to be supported is moved to insert the toe engaging portionl or form 10b into the toe of such shoe, after which the member is moved rearwardl to permit moving of the heel overA the ange 13, as illustrated in Fig. 1. This places the shoe under tension due to the tension ofthe wire'and its coiled arrangement. To lprevent. distortion of the supported shoe from normal shape, the mem- PATENT/OFFICE.

ber 15 is forced intothe shoe to contact with the inner heel portion, as illustrated in Fig, 1, this member 15 being of sufficient.

length to insure its bending when so positioned, thereby setting up aftension which will' counteract the distorting tension imparted by the shoe support. To remove the member 15 from engaging position the linger portionl may be readily engaged and p11 led out by the user.

It will be obvious that my invention is susceptible of modification, and I do not wish to be restricted to the form shown,

except' as'dened in the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. In combination, a shoe support formed of wire, comprising spaced toe engaging portions, and a transverse sup' orting strip attachable to a wall or the lile, said shoe support comprising portions attached to said su portin strip, saidtoe en a in ortions being'extegnded toward said ugpoting portions and the wire' coiled at the juncture therewith, said strip bein provided with means to engage the hee s of supported shoes or the like, said toe engaging portions and said heel engaging means being so constructed. and arranged as to support shoes under yielding tension. v

2. In combination, a shoe support formedof wire, comprising spaced toe 'engaging portions, a transverse supporting member,

said shoe support comprising ortions attached to said supporting mem er, said toe engaging portions being extended toward said supporting portions and the wire coiled at the juncture therewith, and means extending rearwardly from said toe engagin portions and insertible in a supported s oe or slipper to maintain the same in normal shape, said last named means vadapted to engage theextreme interior portion of the heel of said shoe.

3. In combination, a shoe support formed of wire, comprising spaced toe engaging portions, a transverse supporting member, said shoe support comprising portions attached to said supporting member, said toe engaging portions being extended toward said supporting portions and the Wire coiled at the )uncture therewith, and means extending rearwardly from said toe engaging portions and insertible in a supported shoe or slipper to maintain the same in normal` shape, said last named means adapted to engage the interior ortion of the heel of said shoe and being ormed of spring metal and of such length as to require bending for insertion in the supported shoe or the like.

4. In combination, a shoe support formed of wire comprising spaced toe enga ing portions, a transverse supporting mem er, said shoe support comprisin portions attached to said supporting mem er, said toe engaging portions being extended towards said supporting portions and the wire coiled at the juncture therewith, means extending rearwardly from the toe engaging portions and insertible in a supported shoe or the like t-o maintain the same in normal shape, and means to engage the exterior of the heel of such supported shoe.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my naine to this specification.

\ EUGENE L. CAVANNA. 

